May 07, 2024

Guide to Deploying Nx in Production for Elixir Applications

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Christopher Grainger from company Amplified discusses the Nx ecosystem's impact on Elixir programming, especially for machine learning applications. He gives insights into how Nx, along with other tools like Livebook, Bumblebee, Axon, Explorer, and Scholar, can be used to efficiently build B2B SaaS solutions. Grainger emphasizes Nx's production capabilities and showcases practical examples of how these tools can be leveraged to solve real-world problems. He further touches on important considerations for deploying Nx-based solutions, like multi-stage compilation, leverage of CPU/GPU, and the use of Elixir for clean, efficient code.

Switching Paths: Peter Ullrich from Psychology to Elixir and Founding Indie Courses

Adolfo Neto hosts Peter Ullrich, the founder of Indie Courses and a senior Elixir engineer, to discuss his transition from a background in psychology to software engineering and the founding of Indie Courses. Peter elaborates on his passion for building and how Elixir has shaped his career.

Apr 30, 2024

In-Depth Exploration and Q&A of the Ash Framework for Elixir

In this talk, Zach Daniel — creator of the Ash Framework — explores the key aspects of the Ash Framework and answers various questions. He discusses how Ash simplifies and enhances writing Elixir applications by providing a resource-oriented, declarative approach to application development.

Apr 29, 2024

FLAME: A New Approach to Elastic Scaling in Elixir

Chris McCord presents FLAME, a new serverless architecture pattern in Elixir, debunking common issues with auto-scaling and demonstrating how to achieve granular elastic scaling with ease. He introduces and explains the key concepts behind FLAME and showcases practical examples, such as generating PDFs, running headless Chrome for page speed tests, and handling machine learning workloads. McCord emphasizes the simplicity and power of FLAME in the Elixir ecosystem, significantly simplifying the development and deployment process of elastically scalable applications.

Apr 30, 2024